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Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
Pennsylvania lawmaker expected to introduce bill criminalizing revenge porn
Pennsylvania may be the next state to consider whether to enact legislation criminalizing revenge porn--generally, the non-consensual distribution of nude or sexually explicit photos or videos with the intent to…
Media Law Prof Blog
High Profile Cases and Pre-Trial Publicity Via Social Media
Adam B. Schniderman, University of California, Irvine, Department of Criminology, Law and Society, has published Neutralizing Negative Pretrial Publicity: A Multi-Part Strategy in volume 25 of The Jury Expert (November…
Socially Aware Blog
Two Circuits Address the First Amendment Status of Facebook Activity
Two recent U.S. appellate court decisions have clarified the extent to which the First Amendment protects the social media activities of government employees. In Gresham v. City of Atlanta, the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Rejects First Amendment Claim of Guidance Counselor’s Termination for Writing Sexually Explicit Book
In its opinion in Craig v. Rich Township High School District 227, the Seventh Circuit upheld the ability to terminate a high school guidance counselor for writing and self-publishing a…
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
School suspends teacher after receiving tip that her photo appeared on revenge porn site
A Cincinnati-area school has placed one of its teachers on administrative leave after receiving a tip that a nude photo of her had been posted on a revenge porn site,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Oral Arguments in United States v. Apel: The Military Facility Protest Case as Raising First Amendment Issues
The Court heard oral arguments today in United States v. Apel, an application and First Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 1382 regarding trespassing on a military base, in light…
Ohio Appellate Insights
What’s on Their Minds: Does a City Curfew on Cleveland’s Public Square Violate the First Amendment? Cleveland v. McCardle.
On May 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. On November 19, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
En Banc Ninth Circuit Upholds Prohibition of Advertisements on Public TV and Radio
In its opinion in Minority Television Project v. FCC, the en banc Ninth Circuit upheld the constitutionality of 47 U.S.C. § 399b which prohibits public radio and television stations from…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Appeals Court Upholds Restrictions on Political Ads on Public Television
The Ninth Circuit earlier this week upheld a congressional ban on paid advertisements for for-profits, issues of public importance or interest, and political candidates. The 9-2 (or 8-1-1) ruling in…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Oral Argument Preview: United States v. Apel and the First Amendment Right to Protest
Protesting near a military facility such as the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California can be fraught, but contours of the First Amendment as well as the actual property are…